Oculoplastics Fellow in Ophthalmology | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	26 September 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£73,992 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	26 October 2025
Location:	Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP
Company:	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7510306/317-TD-25-249

Summary

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated teamwithin the Department of Ophthalmology, in the post of Senior Oculoplastic Fellow (Trust doctor in ophthalmology ST7+ Equivalent).



The Oculoplastic service is run by 5 consultants: Mr Barnes, Miss Clarke, Mr Narayanan, Mr Meredith & Miss Rana-Rahman who all have specialist clinics and multidisciplinary clinics at the RVI.



The subspecialty work is divided further between the subspecialty interests of Lacrimal, Orbits, & Sockets.

Multidisciplinary services within the service include

· Regional thyroid eye disease service with Endocrinology department

· Periocular tumours with Mohs’ surgeons from the Dermatology department

· Craniofacial with Neurosurgeons, Plastic surgeons and Maxillofacial surgeons

· Endonasal DCR and orbital surgery with ENT surgeon

· Neuro-ophthalmology and orbital imaging, and base of skull imaging with Neuroradiology

· Complex midface reconstructions with Plastics and Burns surgeons

· Regional anophthalmic socket service with NAES ocular prosthetist

This post is aimed at post CCST trainees (ST7+) who have already demonstrated a significant interest in oculoplastics and are looking to further their surgical and clinical management skills including subspecialty experience to the level of an NHS consultant, with the possibility of highly specialised orbital surgical training. There is no on call commitment or banding with this post.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical:

· Outpatient assessment, investigation and clinical management of oculoplastics patients

· Inpatient and surgical management including supervised and independent theatre lists



Administrative:

· Management of the specialist patient e-referrals

· Co-ordination of urgent specialist referrals, including complex inter-specialty patients



Research:

· Active research projects in thyroid eye disease

· Regional NETRiON research network opportunities



Teaching:

· Clinical and surgical supervision and training of junior medical staff, and specialist nursing staff

· Participation in regional postgraduate teaching, surgical simulation and cadaveric teaching courses


This advert closes on Thursday 9 Oct 2025

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